Asim Alam, MD/PHD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · San Francisco, CA
Asim Alam, MD/PHD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1467955286, issued on Mar 18, 2018. Check the license (California A164606, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Asim Alam
- Credential
- MD/PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A164606 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2238 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (858) 531-2152
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240730002308); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Asim Alam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A164606Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
148 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta52 claims
- Famotidine21 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
- Anoro Ellipta19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Asim Alam among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Asim Alam, MD/PHD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Asim Alam, MD/PHD's NPI number?
Asim Alam, MD/PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467955286, issued on Mar 18, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Asim Alam, MD/PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2238 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (858) 531-2152. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Asim Alam, MD/PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A164606, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Asim Alam, MD/PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Asim Alam, MD/PHD had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.